I did notice when idling. I would get a flicker in one bulb though.. What does this relay do again?
I don't know what the relay does, but about a year and a half ago I ordered some plug and play hids with the slim ballasts off of ebay. Did some night riding and was like damn, these are bright. Friend of mine said yeah, bet they'd be even brighter if both of them stayed on. So I called the guy that sold them to me and he helped me troubleshoot. Finally he said, I'll send you a plug and play relay. Hook it up and your problems will be solved. I hooked it up and problem was solved. it's odd, it only plugs into one headlight plug and then the headlights plug into the relay harness. It's a wiry mess, but now the ballasts sit under my seat and the only wires running to the headlights i just ran along my frame. There is room to shorten the relay harness, I'm just lazy and dont feel like soldering. I was worried there would be durability issues, and there have been none. The ballasts are holding up, the only problem is when i go too deep, i fill my headlights up with water because i havent sealed up the holes i cut in the headlight shroud. This is a testament to how durable the bulbs are too. They have been completely submerged in water. Just dont touch them with your bare hands, oil from your finger can burn them out.
Here is a listing from the guy I bought the HID kit from. I cannot find a listing for the relay though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Raptor-HID-Replacement-Light-Kit-Slim-Ballast_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c0bf24ccfQQitemZ120459513039QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3878wt_939Here are some pictures.
I'm pointing to where the relay harness plugs in, the two wires run back to under the seat.
Here you can see the clusterfuck of wires. All that black shrouded wiring can probably be trimmed back.
Here you can see where my ballasts sit.
On both sides this is where I mounted the HID wire running to each headlight.